Dunkirk vs Kenton

A side-by-side comparison of Dunkirk and Kenton: population, income, housing, and more.

Dunkirk and Kenton are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kenton has the higher population (7,607 vs 806 in Dunkirk). Kenton has the higher median household income ($47,667 vs $47,031 in Dunkirk). Dunkirk has the higher median home value ($101,200 vs $98,100 in Kenton).

Population, income & housing

	Dunkirk	Kenton
Population	806	7,607
Median age	31.9 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,031	$47,667
Median home value	$101,200	$98,100
Median gross rent	$807	$642
Housing units	387	3,534
Homeownership rate	66.8%	66.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.4%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	7.8%	8.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunkirk	Kenton
Population	714 → 806 (+12.9%)	8,284 → 7,607 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$36,667 → $47,031 (+28.3%)	$40,613 → $47,667 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$69,800 → $101,200 (+45.0%)	$75,300 → $98,100 (+30.3%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $807 (+34.9%)	$608 → $642 (+5.6%)

Dunkirk

Population

714806

Median household income

$36,667$47,031

Median home value

$69,800$101,200

Median gross rent

$598$807

Kenton

Population

8,2847,607

Median household income

$40,613$47,667

Median home value

$75,300$98,100

Median gross rent

$608$642

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunkirk	Kenton
Under 5	6.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	11.3%	11.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	8.2%
35 to 44	18.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	7.1%	8.6%
55 to 64	7.6%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.7%	10.1%
75 and over	5.0%	9.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunkirk	Kenton
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunkirk	Kenton
No high school diploma	8.3%	9.7%
High school graduate	54.2%	54.5%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunkirk	Kenton
Drove alone	84.2%	84.3%
Carpooled	8.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	1.3%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunkirk	Kenton
1-unit, detached	85.8%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	8.9%
20 or more units	0.5%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Dunkirk	Kenton
Poverty rate	10.9%	21.0%
Average household size	2.23	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	31	21
Median year structure built	1948	1959